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Advisors to the Trumps speaking to BI said the move would be used as a way to keep Mr Trump Jr in politics after his father leaves office. Mr Trump Jr is an avid hunter and frequently appears at high-profile NRA events. The president’s son’s social media page is filled with images of
Gun enthusiast Donald Trump Jr. might weigh a run to take over as the head of the National Rifle Association as a way to stay involved in politics after President Donald Trump leaves the White House, according to sources. The eldest son of the president is eyeing the executive vice president of the NRA role
Donald Trump Jr. is reportedly being talked about to challenge National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre for control of the Second Amendment advocacy organization, according to Business Insider. President Donald Trump’s eldest son, who has previously been rumored as a potential Republican candidate for various offices, was name dropped by sources reported to
Now that his father won’t be president much longer, Donald Trump, Jr. is looking for a means to expand his base. There have been rumors he would seek a presidential run in 2024, if his father does not. But Trump, Jr. now has his eyes on someone else’s job: NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre’s.
Today, House Bill 796, companion bill to Senate Bill 383, was considered in the House Civil Justice Committee. While no vote was taken, this measure could receive a vote soon, and your lawmakers need to hear from you now! Please contact your State Senator and Representative and ask that they SUPPORT Senate Bill 383 /House
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock has a history of anti-gun activism dating back to at least 2013 and extending even to messages delivered at the pulpit. Warnock repeatedly mocked and opposed gun-rights legislation while declaring anti-gun measures moral imperatives during his time as the pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. Gun-rights groups hope Warnock’s
The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action partnered with The Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs in a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey for infringing on our members’ right to carry. New Jersey’s may-issue statute also requires that people justify their need to carry. And even though the Supreme Court
On Tuesday, December 1st, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources circulated an email seeking input on proposed laws ahead of the 2021/22 deer season. The department falsely claims that recent legislation “directs the DNR to develop a list of cartridges approved for use in rifles to hunt deer in Iowa.” Following the list of allowable
Earlier this year, the NRA teamed up with other defenders of the Second Amendment and sued four Northern California counties for closing gun shops and ranges as non-essential businesses under their emergency COVID 19 orders. The lawsuit alleged that those four counties violated our members’ Second Amendment right to acquire and train with firearms. Santa
On Wednesday, the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee will consider No Duty to Retreat Legislation, Senate Bill 383. Please contact committee members and ask that they SUPPORT Senate Bill 383. Senate Bill 383 strengthens Ohio’s self-defense laws by stating that individuals have no duty to retreat from a place that they are lawfully present
Over 186,000 firearm background checks were performed on Black Friday 2020, making it the fourth-highest one-day total for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks on record. USA Today reported that there were 186,645 NICS checks on Black Friday 2020. Forbes observed this year’s Black Friday shoppers would be met by “lean inventories and Covid-19
President-elect Joe Biden’s gun control plan includes a provision to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act, which protects firearm sellers and manufacturers from lawsuits related to the misuse of weapons or ammunition. Two Second Amendment advocates said the plan could cripple the gun industry and drive companies and small sellers alike into
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Tucker Carlson claims 2020 election was ‘rigged against Trump in plain view’ as he bemoans ‘untrustworthy’ electronic voting systems and accuses Dems of conspiring with media and big tech to swing race in Biden’s favor Tucker Carlson claimed the election was ‘rigged in plain view’ jut hours after Trump began transitioning power to Joe Biden,
A firearms-toting US congresswoman-elect who owns a gun-themed restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, has already asked Capitol Police about carrying her weapon on Capitol grounds, her office has acknowledged. If she does so, she apparently won’t be alone. The practice is allowed for lawmakers, with some limitations, under decades-old congressional regulations. The public is barred from
You’ve heard a lot over the past few days about the security of our electronic voting machines. This is a real and serious issue, no matter who raises it or who tries to dismiss it out of hand as a conspiracy theory. Electronic voting is not as secure as traditional hand counting. It never will
NRA-ILA reported to you on the record number of anti-gun bills that were introduced on November 9, the first day of pre-filing for the 2021 Regular Session of the Texas Legislature. Opponents of your Second Amendment rights immediately demonstrated how they will attempt to force the Bloomberg/Beto radical gun control agenda on law-abiding Texans. We are two weeks into pre-filing and there